King Edward VI Almshouse, School and Educational Charity, at Louth

Analysis

King Edward VI Almshouse, School and Educational Charity, at Louth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Louth. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, King Edward VI Almshouse, School and Educational Charity, at Louth reported income of £65k and spending of £55k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £38k to £65k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, King Edward VI Almshouse, School and Educational Charity, at Louth sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wills and Stickland Homes (£64k), Augusta Nona Hunt for Almshouses (£65k) and United Charities Fetcham (£64k).